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john mccain made an appearance in kiev to support the demonstrators saying this is their moment. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are protesting their president who they see as a puppet of vladimir putin. >>> who can forget the fire last summer that surrounded the hot shot firefighting crew, leaving them with no escape. 19 heroes died that day and we'll play you a little bit of this. it's tough to hear the newly released recording knowing what happens next. >> granite mountain 7. >> the escape route has been cut off. we are preparing a deployment site and burning out around ourselves in a brush. i'll give you a call when we are under the shelters. >> absolutely tragic. back after this. open to innova. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. ♪ [ male annou
john mccain made an appearance in kiev to support the demonstrators saying this is their moment. hundreds of thousands of demonstrators are protesting their president who they see as a puppet of vladimir putin. >>> who can forget the fire last summer that surrounded the hot shot firefighting crew, leaving them with no escape. 19 heroes died that day and we'll play you a little bit of this. it's tough to hear the newly released recording knowing what happens next. >> granite...
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>> and for the last several minutes we've been hearing more from members of congress, senators john mccain and lindsey graham, republicans released a joint statement saying while they do believe that syria's president bashar al-assad does need to be punished, they, quote, can not in good conscience support isolated military strikes in syria that are not part of an overall strategy that can change the momentum on the battlefield, achieve the president's stated goal of assad's removal from power, and bring an end to this conflict. democratic house member saying that it isn't enough to just have a vote, they need to have one now, he says. he's calling for the recess was just to wrap up until september 9th to be cut short, come back, vote now, he says. the president's plan to hit syria with military action clearly facing some real hurdles here in the united states. congress could decide to push back the vote until the united nations releases the results of its fact-finding mission which we just learned could take as long as three weeks to complete. meanwhile, president obama's decision to purs
>> and for the last several minutes we've been hearing more from members of congress, senators john mccain and lindsey graham, republicans released a joint statement saying while they do believe that syria's president bashar al-assad does need to be punished, they, quote, can not in good conscience support isolated military strikes in syria that are not part of an overall strategy that can change the momentum on the battlefield, achieve the president's stated goal of assad's removal from...
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. >> let me show you what john mccain said. this is john mccain talking about the damage to the republican party. >> what does this do to the republican party brand, then? >> well it's hurt. the point is, that what we need to do, move forward with immigration reform, get a positive agenda for america, continue the fight against obama care, get taxes down. address this whole issue of sequestration which is devastating the military. there are so many things we can do on a positive agenda and get off this, keep up the fight against obama care but don't shut down the government and have see much collateral damage. >> there he is, the voice of reason. >> the voice of reason. who i must say put sarah palin on his own national ticket. >> that's the irony. >> the idea he is posturing that he is a resistor when he enabled it and put one of the craziest and least informed people on the ticket. he owns it. >> creating sarah palin who begat ted cruz if you will in a way. >> official. >> sorry. and now circling back there is john mccain on
. >> let me show you what john mccain said. this is john mccain talking about the damage to the republican party. >> what does this do to the republican party brand, then? >> well it's hurt. the point is, that what we need to do, move forward with immigration reform, get a positive agenda for america, continue the fight against obama care, get taxes down. address this whole issue of sequestration which is devastating the military. there are so many things we can do on a...
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. >> let me show you what john mccain said. this is john mccain talking about the damage to the republican party. >> what does this do to the republican party brand, then? >> well it's hurt. the point is, that what we need to do, move forward with immigration reform, get a positive agenda for america, continue the fight against obama care, get taxes down. address this whole issue of sequestration which is devastating the military. there are so many things we can do on a positive agenda and get off this, keep up the fight against obama care but don't shut down the government and have see much collateral damage. >> there he is, the voice of reason. >> the voice of reason. who i must say put sarah palin on his own national ticket. >> that's the irony. >> the idea he is posturing that he is a resistor when he enabled it and put one of the craziest and least informed people on the ticket. he owns it. >> creating sarah palin who begat ted cruz if you will in a way. >> official. >> sorry. and now circling back there is john mccain on
. >> let me show you what john mccain said. this is john mccain talking about the damage to the republican party. >> what does this do to the republican party brand, then? >> well it's hurt. the point is, that what we need to do, move forward with immigration reform, get a positive agenda for america, continue the fight against obama care, get taxes down. address this whole issue of sequestration which is devastating the military. there are so many things we can do on a...
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i saw john mccain yesterday on face the nation and i can tell you that we were in the room together, he's working with some eight senators, he believes that we're on the path to get comprehensive immigration reform and i think that both parties would be -- would do well by the american people if they did that and i think that's the difference. an election has a way of making a statement, and i think it did, particularly for the republicans who, as you know, were calling for the south deportation of 11 million people. >> a lot of republicans out there say they won't vote for anything that smacks as what they call amnesty. the proposal that you're going to unveil today, the proposal that the president will supposedly unveil in the next few weeks is not amnesty. >> it's earned, you have to pay your back taxes, you have to show that you've been in the country working for a period of time. you had to show that you have a background check so you haven't broken any serious laws, you have to learn english and the like. it's earned, it not automatic. it would be a pathway to citizenship, but
i saw john mccain yesterday on face the nation and i can tell you that we were in the room together, he's working with some eight senators, he believes that we're on the path to get comprehensive immigration reform and i think that both parties would be -- would do well by the american people if they did that and i think that's the difference. an election has a way of making a statement, and i think it did, particularly for the republicans who, as you know, were calling for the south...
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at least two republican yeses including john mccain. 20 republican senators have told us they're voting no. what will do we think of getting to the magic number of 60 needed to shutdown the debate and vote on the budget? >> i think they'll get the 60. there's 5 democrats in the senate. 53 democrats, two independents who who vote with the democrats. there's 55. i think almost all of them, maybe one or two won't go along. i suspect almost all of them will. if durbin is right, let's say you need eight republicans, i think they can get eight. they'll get the 60 votes to allow the real vote to go forward. and you'll need 51. you need 50 plus biden if he has a tiebreaker. i suspect the vote will happen. it will pass. the house passed it overwhelmingly last week. the president will immediately sign it into law. there won't be a government shutdown in january. the president for the first time in awhile will be able to leave with his own family later this week for their two week vacation inning in hawaii. so i guess he and a lot of other folks will be happy to get out of this town with that budg
at least two republican yeses including john mccain. 20 republican senators have told us they're voting no. what will do we think of getting to the magic number of 60 needed to shutdown the debate and vote on the budget? >> i think they'll get the 60. there's 5 democrats in the senate. 53 democrats, two independents who who vote with the democrats. there's 55. i think almost all of them, maybe one or two won't go along. i suspect almost all of them will. if durbin is right, let's say you...
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senators gram and mccain were in egypt recently, and used the word coup alienating many in egypt but that's what it was. they warned about the dangers of dissen grags into bloodshed and the danger is now the role the united states tried to play as mediators between the military and the muslim brotherhood to try to find some kind of compromise is now muoot. there is not much the united states can do. >> robin wright, ivan watson, thank you very much indeed. update you with any developments in egypt. dramatic and dangerous. >>> breaking news about the kidnapping of hanna anderson. search warrants just released include shocking details including dimaggio may have tortured hanna's mother and brother and authorities believe james dimaggio's sister may help him. a preliminary autopsy showed dimaggio was shot at least five times. meanwhile, hanna herself is speaking out what happened to her. she analyzed questions from strangers on the social networking site ask dot fm. it was days after her rescue. joining me to answer questions a psychologist and medical director of children and family se
senators gram and mccain were in egypt recently, and used the word coup alienating many in egypt but that's what it was. they warned about the dangers of dissen grags into bloodshed and the danger is now the role the united states tried to play as mediators between the military and the muslim brotherhood to try to find some kind of compromise is now muoot. there is not much the united states can do. >> robin wright, ivan watson, thank you very much indeed. update you with any developments...
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john mccain, mark clindsey graham, there are others that are totally opposed. listen to marsha blackburn. she was on "starting point" earlier tu a day. >> i want to make sure that it is not amnesty. but i have to tell you that this is some of the particulars and legislative language that people want to see. what we've learned is if you grant amnesty, what do you get? more amnesty. and we have learned those lessons so let's see what the legislative language is going to be. let's make certain it is going to be fair. >> i think they will get the legislation passed in the senate, assuming this coalition, this bipartisan coalition holds up. the house may be a lot more difficult. is it going to pass? >> well, it's hard to predict. let's see what happens in the senate and let's see what the final version is. there is this big question of amnesty. it's the reason we haven't seen immigration reform legislation since 1986. and amnesty is sort of one of those buzz words that really gets people riled up. i mean, we've heard it a lot during the republican primaries, wolf. y
john mccain, mark clindsey graham, there are others that are totally opposed. listen to marsha blackburn. she was on "starting point" earlier tu a day. >> i want to make sure that it is not amnesty. but i have to tell you that this is some of the particulars and legislative language that people want to see. what we've learned is if you grant amnesty, what do you get? more amnesty. and we have learned those lessons so let's see what the legislative language is going to be. let's...
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first, this scene with john mccain at the border tweeting that somebody, a woman has jumped the border, is one of the oddest things that happened in a long time. more importantly, can immigration reform actually happen? >> it's a really tough question and it has to do with so many things. it's a tough question to deal with, just the mechanics, the path to citizenship, the guest worker program and that is not even getting to the politics of it. when you're talking about a house that is as conservative as this house is and a president that wants what he wants? that is a very tough kind of political bridge to cross. >> charles, you're not a big fan of the house republicans. do you think that they are willing to pass anything? >> well, i mean, you've seen some rumblings. you see more people saying, kind of saying they will do something along these lines. the question is, what you were discussing before, which is in the details. how do you actually do this? i think when you get down to the actual details of it, it becomes a problem for a lot of people particularly because this is the house.
first, this scene with john mccain at the border tweeting that somebody, a woman has jumped the border, is one of the oddest things that happened in a long time. more importantly, can immigration reform actually happen? >> it's a really tough question and it has to do with so many things. it's a tough question to deal with, just the mechanics, the path to citizenship, the guest worker program and that is not even getting to the politics of it. when you're talking about a house that is as...
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that's what sent mccain out to campaign for the first election in 1996. but it was that same experience that tore them apart policywise, on iraq. because hagel, as an enlisted man, thought that war should be the last resort. then you have on the opposite side, mccain who saw war and the vietnam war, as a lesson that we should never give up. and that was what he wanted to do in in iraq. policywise, that's what changed them. friendship-wise, i'm told they just drifted apart. you know john mccain, and chuck hagel when you have a policy that you're so passionate about, it hurts a person as well. >> of course, the fact that he was an enlisted man in vietnam is not unimportant. it's one of the reasons that president obama picked former sergeant chuck hagel from nebraska. and gloryia, let's talk about this more, what exactly did mccain and hagel split over iraq about? specifically, they both voted for the war in iraq. >> right. and then hagel thought he had made a huge blunder. that it was a mistake. and it that he shouldn't have done it. and then they continued
that's what sent mccain out to campaign for the first election in 1996. but it was that same experience that tore them apart policywise, on iraq. because hagel, as an enlisted man, thought that war should be the last resort. then you have on the opposite side, mccain who saw war and the vietnam war, as a lesson that we should never give up. and that was what he wanted to do in in iraq. policywise, that's what changed them. friendship-wise, i'm told they just drifted apart. you know john mccain,...
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grassley, hatch, heightcamp, who'ven, inhofe, ice okayson, joe hance, johnson, king, lee, manchin, mccain, risch, roberts, rubio, shelby, wicker. and we have three late responses of no from landreau, murkowski and murray. those are the 35 senators so far who have told us, no, they oppose senator feinstein's proposed bill to ban assault weapons. 28 senators said yes, they agree with and support it. 34, no responses so far. and three said they had no position. we're going to chase the 34 no responses, and the three who say no position. and we'll come back on friday, give them enough time to think about their response so quick get a very firm idea of why this assault weapons ban has apparently got no chance of getting passed in the senate. you as the american people have a right to know what these senators believe, and i intend to get it out of them. let's turn now to the police chiefs. i can't think of five better people to talk to about what happened. ever since just over three months ago now. let me start with you if i may, chief. because you had the -- i don't even think there are the wo
grassley, hatch, heightcamp, who'ven, inhofe, ice okayson, joe hance, johnson, king, lee, manchin, mccain, risch, roberts, rubio, shelby, wicker. and we have three late responses of no from landreau, murkowski and murray. those are the 35 senators so far who have told us, no, they oppose senator feinstein's proposed bill to ban assault weapons. 28 senators said yes, they agree with and support it. 34, no responses so far. and three said they had no position. we're going to chase the 34 no...
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john mccain has been right on this, many others have. the overwhelming majority of prominent republicans, as far as opinion leaders. charles krauthammerer, these are 110% conservatives say this was wrong from the start. but the party allowed itself to be hijacked to this guy. they have to stand up to him and say no, once this battle is over, be ready for the next one because he will try it again. >> strong words from peter king there, close to a deal tonight, but what will it take to actually get us there. >> there are a -- there are a lot of compromises coming into play, joining me now, deborah wasserman schultz, we've spoken a lot in the last couple of weeks. what struck you about mr. peter king, sure venom for one republican, what is going on with the gop? >> well, i understand where peter king is coming from. that is really passing the buck. the blame really lays at the feet of the republican party. each of them has a vote in their own right. they have the opportunity to do the right thing and not shut the government down and hold th
john mccain has been right on this, many others have. the overwhelming majority of prominent republicans, as far as opinion leaders. charles krauthammerer, these are 110% conservatives say this was wrong from the start. but the party allowed itself to be hijacked to this guy. they have to stand up to him and say no, once this battle is over, be ready for the next one because he will try it again. >> strong words from peter king there, close to a deal tonight, but what will it take to...
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in a visit today, senator john mccain said the united states will assist the french and coalition militaries to provide them with the equipment, training and technology needed to rid mali of terrorists linked to al qaeda. now whether that makes sense depends on how you define equipment saying if equipment is like binoculars and those in the wrong hands would not be a problem. >>> the pentagon is refusing to award purple hearts to victims of the 2009 ft. hood shooting. the reason, the pentagon says they were not the victims of an international terrorist attack. in a defense department position paper obtained by cnn, the agency says including domestic crimes is a departure. but the pentagon argues it would make it harder to convict the major, the man accused of gunning down 13 and wounding 32 others. texas congressman john carter, whose district includes ft. hood tells us in a statement that the pentagon is dead wrong and says the victims deserve recognition and compensation for what he calls a direct attack. >>> under fire tonight, the basketball coach of rutgers, mike rice. practice video sh
in a visit today, senator john mccain said the united states will assist the french and coalition militaries to provide them with the equipment, training and technology needed to rid mali of terrorists linked to al qaeda. now whether that makes sense depends on how you define equipment saying if equipment is like binoculars and those in the wrong hands would not be a problem. >>> the pentagon is refusing to award purple hearts to victims of the 2009 ft. hood shooting. the reason, the...
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>> didn't john mccain give us sarah palin? the same person we're just talking about a couple of minutes ago. wasn't john mccain the one whose ticket included an individual who was part of the courtship of those racist voters i was just talking about earlier? so, no, he won't accept that because he saw during the campaign rallies individuals that were holding up signs that said kill then senator obama. why would you embrace someone who doesn't come out against that action? >> quickly on that last note. carol, here's the deal. i am always, and republicans are always forced to defend the worst elements that exist in this country who label themselves under the brand of republican. are there racists within the republican party? yes. are there racists within the democratic party? emphatically, yes. are there anti-semites within the democratic party? yes. we don't have to sit here on a weekly basis and say why is it that l.z. won't and democrats won't call out and ostracize the worst elements of his party over and over again. we don'
>> didn't john mccain give us sarah palin? the same person we're just talking about a couple of minutes ago. wasn't john mccain the one whose ticket included an individual who was part of the courtship of those racist voters i was just talking about earlier? so, no, he won't accept that because he saw during the campaign rallies individuals that were holding up signs that said kill then senator obama. why would you embrace someone who doesn't come out against that action? >> quickly...
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chairman. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator nelson. >> since the issue of -- >> well, that is what you call some light and heat. dana bash continuing to monitor the hearings. dana, we expected it wasn't going to be a lovefest between these two very close former friends. i've heard the term badgering the witness before. that was some intense and very pushy questioning. >> yes, it was, to certainly say the least. maybe ironically, as two people who know each other well, and know the buttons to push maybe can accomplish. that's probably a lot of what we saw there. i think what is most important, when you bring this up to 10,000 feet to look at, personally, the words, but also the policy, these were two men who bonded over their service in vietnam. that's where they diverge. john mccain took from his experience in vietnam, that you should never leave a bwar unfinished. and chuck hagel took with him from vietnam that you should pull out when you can. that's where you have a real policy issue and questions about syria as well
chairman. >> thank you, senator mccain. senator nelson. >> since the issue of -- >> well, that is what you call some light and heat. dana bash continuing to monitor the hearings. dana, we expected it wasn't going to be a lovefest between these two very close former friends. i've heard the term badgering the witness before. that was some intense and very pushy questioning. >> yes, it was, to certainly say the least. maybe ironically, as two people who know each other...
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>> you have lindsey graham and john mccain. president bush was reluctant for the troop surge in iraq. you have john mccain and lindsey graham going up against a ron paul. this isn't any of our business, it's horrible, but why should the united states intervene? the president hasn't proven this warrants a u.s. national interest. this is an emerging debate in the republican party. this vote in both the house and snatd will give us a test case if you will, of which side the internal debate is going. >> how do you see it, in the final analysis it won't mat summer. >> well, i think it's going to be a tough hall, i think john is right, john mccain and lindsay graham are respected by a lot of house republicans, they don't regard them as their leaders. i think the thing to watch will be what house republicans step up, who are genuine conservatives, first and second termers, friendly with the key party and make the case for intervention. mike pompeii yo a second term congressman from kansas, an army grad, i think he's going to make the
>> you have lindsey graham and john mccain. president bush was reluctant for the troop surge in iraq. you have john mccain and lindsey graham going up against a ron paul. this isn't any of our business, it's horrible, but why should the united states intervene? the president hasn't proven this warrants a u.s. national interest. this is an emerging debate in the republican party. this vote in both the house and snatd will give us a test case if you will, of which side the internal debate...
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john mccain was very much a proponent of the surge in iraq. chuck hagel was very much on the other side. the only thing i want to add is because they know each other well it was surprising that hagel didn't have a more clear answer ready. everybody who knows him knows he feels vindicated on the surge and the fact that hagel didn't have an answer was perplexing. >> thank you. i want to bring in fran to talk about this. fran, b you look at hagel. he's a vietnam veteran, somebody who really was in the trenches, potentially somebody who could talk and speak very directly to the generals. what kind of problems, what thing will he face that will be the most important challenge? >> well, clearly the most important sort of policy challenge he will have is the budget. the budget cuts that d.o.d. is trying to implement and what they will face as the budget discussions go on and the executive branch continues will be his biggest policy challenge. his biggest tactical military challenge is two-fold. it's both iran's nuclear program and the ongoing conflic
john mccain was very much a proponent of the surge in iraq. chuck hagel was very much on the other side. the only thing i want to add is because they know each other well it was surprising that hagel didn't have a more clear answer ready. everybody who knows him knows he feels vindicated on the surge and the fact that hagel didn't have an answer was perplexing. >> thank you. i want to bring in fran to talk about this. fran, b you look at hagel. he's a vietnam veteran, somebody who really...
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i'll ask john mccain. and a lottery winner poisoned with sigh nycyanide. and the terrifying end to a hot air balloon ride this wedding party will never forget. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the push for new gun laws in the wake of the connecticut school shooting has a powerful new voice, the congresswoman gabriel giffords. she was gravely wounded in a mass shooting exactly two years ago today. lisa sylvester is here with more on what's going on. >> leaders from both the private and public sectors are starting to offer specific proposals on gun controls. both sides aware of how sense y sensitive this issue has become. and the leading voice comes from someone with political and personal experience that is sure to command attention here in washington. on the two-year anniversary of the tucson shooting and a week after a visiting to newtown, gabby giffords wants to send a wake-up call to washington when it comes to gun violence. >> when it can happen to children in a classroom, it's time to say -- >> enough. >> reporter: giffords and he
i'll ask john mccain. and a lottery winner poisoned with sigh nycyanide. and the terrifying end to a hot air balloon ride this wedding party will never forget. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the push for new gun laws in the wake of the connecticut school shooting has a powerful new voice, the congresswoman gabriel giffords. she was gravely wounded in a mass shooting exactly two years ago today. lisa sylvester is here with more on what's going on....
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i think senator mccain, it's simple straight talk. we love and admire that. he's making a mistake for his party when he puts this pejorative adjective on people. >> and the sensitive issue like immigration reform. thank you, both. >>> top of the hour, a cnn exclusive, a new dispute among navy s.e.a.l.s out in the open. [ male announcer ] julia child became a famous chef at age 51. picasso painted one of his master works at 56. doris taerbaum finished her first marathon at 50. not everyone peaks in their twenties. throughout their lives. passion keeps them realizing possibilities. an ally for real possibilities. aarp. find tools and support at aarp.org/possibilities. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot our "i's", we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers accident forgiveness with our auto policies. if you qualify, your rates won't go up due to your first accident. because making mistakes is only human, and so are we. we also offer new car replacement, so if you total your new car, we'll give you the money for a new one. cal
i think senator mccain, it's simple straight talk. we love and admire that. he's making a mistake for his party when he puts this pejorative adjective on people. >> and the sensitive issue like immigration reform. thank you, both. >>> top of the hour, a cnn exclusive, a new dispute among navy s.e.a.l.s out in the open. [ male announcer ] julia child became a famous chef at age 51. picasso painted one of his master works at 56. doris taerbaum finished her first marathon at 50. not...
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back on the whole issue of john mccain, lindsey graham and others, john mccain also made the point of saying just as you said, wolf, that there's no need for boots on the ground. but the need, he said and this is proof just even this intelligence even though it's not completely confirmed, that they need to have some kind of in his words operational capability to secure these chemical weapons, not just of course assist those who are trying to overthrow the assad regime and so forth. it's the first and foremost goal of the united states right now needs to be to deal with these chemical weapons. of course as he said just in case to make sure i should say they don't get in the hands of other terrorist groups. >> dana, standby. senator mccain is joining us on the phone right now. senator, when you got this letter from the white house, what was your immediate reaction? >> well, my immediate reaction was that i was pleased that the president corroborated evidence that the israelis, the french and the british and others have concluded that bashar al assad had used chemical weapons. a little c
back on the whole issue of john mccain, lindsey graham and others, john mccain also made the point of saying just as you said, wolf, that there's no need for boots on the ground. but the need, he said and this is proof just even this intelligence even though it's not completely confirmed, that they need to have some kind of in his words operational capability to secure these chemical weapons, not just of course assist those who are trying to overthrow the assad regime and so forth. it's the...
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you may remember that story, but john mccain got involved in this. he got onto the twitter and said, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week? i can warn you, calling people monkeys can be problematic. after receiving some criticism about the tweet, mccain tweeted again, clarifying it was a joke and telling people to lighten up. >> it has been 550 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? president obama signed an act that allows the house to pass a budget by mid-april or their pay will be weld. >> and today, the six-day hostage stand' off in alabama is over tonight. the 5-year-old boy named ethan is safe. he's in a hospital tonight with his family. the abductor is dead after authorities entered the underground bunker where the trauma played out. it brings back painful memories to the victims of another kidnapping 36 years ago. it happened in california, three men hijacked a busload of 26 school children. they forced the driver and children to climb into a hol
you may remember that story, but john mccain got involved in this. he got onto the twitter and said, quote, so ahmadinejad wants to be the first iranian in space. wasn't he just there last week? i can warn you, calling people monkeys can be problematic. after receiving some criticism about the tweet, mccain tweeted again, clarifying it was a joke and telling people to lighten up. >> it has been 550 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? president...
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. >> senator john mccain got a taste of that. he's been pushing hard for military action going beyond the obama administration's plan. this is a town hall that happened last night in arizona. getting an earful from his constituen constituents. >> i'm very heartfelt by the syrians. that's a whole other part of the world with a whole other countries that can do something about it besides us. >> this is what i think of congress. they are a bunch of marshmallows. why are you not listening to the people and staying out of syria? it's not our fight. >> we cannot afford to turn syria into another iraq or afghanistan. i beg you. >> my effort is to not put a single american life in danger. >> members of congress wrapping up summer recess and then they will brace for a busy week. those town halls are happening throughout the country. >> a lot of people objecting to this. we have the calendar up. as soon as members get back to washington, lawmakers are expected to begin their debate on the president's proposal authorizing that limited strik
. >> senator john mccain got a taste of that. he's been pushing hard for military action going beyond the obama administration's plan. this is a town hall that happened last night in arizona. getting an earful from his constituen constituents. >> i'm very heartfelt by the syrians. that's a whole other part of the world with a whole other countries that can do something about it besides us. >> this is what i think of congress. they are a bunch of marshmallows. why are you not...
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sidelines when people have created this type of chaos against their own people so i think certainly senator mccain and senator graham along with the president have laid a marker down what is proper and right. this is a serious thing. when people use chemical weapons against themselves, what else will they use against their neighbors. i think the president was correct, he was right, it's very serious and something that should concern the american public. we're certainly weary of war and conflicts, but we're a country that looks out. >> topic two, senator harry reid, a democrat, is dropping a proposed ban on assault weapons from a new gun control bill because he says it has no chance, zero -- i kooechbt get it out. it has zero chance of passing but reid says another senator could bring it up as an amendment in the future. in a recent abc news/washington post poll, 57% of americans say they support an assault weapons ban. the nra opposes it. now liberals like michael moore are slamming democrats. >> this attitude of, well, we're not going to be able to -- we're not going -- you know, this is why our
sidelines when people have created this type of chaos against their own people so i think certainly senator mccain and senator graham along with the president have laid a marker down what is proper and right. this is a serious thing. when people use chemical weapons against themselves, what else will they use against their neighbors. i think the president was correct, he was right, it's very serious and something that should concern the american public. we're certainly weary of war and...
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he was praised by hillary clinton, mccain, and elizabeth warren. >>> also, sunday it will cost you another penny to put a letter in the mail. a regular stamp will cost 46 cents. the raise comes as the postal service is barring billions of dollars from taxpayers to stay afloat. >>> it could be at least june before they determine whether criminal charges will be pursued. during the first meeting of the connecticut special advisory panel, the lead investigator said that prosecution is not on the horizon but it's still unclear who would potentially be charged. the panel's initial report on the shooting is due in march. >>> and days after lance armstrong's chilling doping confession, the latest in what could be scores of lawsuits has been filed. the california class-action suit has been brought by readers of armstrong's books accusing the disgraced bicyclists peddling lies. >> just beginning. >> oh, yeah. >> he's got a lot of money. we'll see how much he winds up with. >> how much he has at the end of it. >>> new york's ban on soda has drawn its share of critics but one that knows how to fight
he was praised by hillary clinton, mccain, and elizabeth warren. >>> also, sunday it will cost you another penny to put a letter in the mail. a regular stamp will cost 46 cents. the raise comes as the postal service is barring billions of dollars from taxpayers to stay afloat. >>> it could be at least june before they determine whether criminal charges will be pursued. during the first meeting of the connecticut special advisory panel, the lead investigator said that...
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what is mccain doing here? >> doing his job. he understands that his job as a senator is not to rubber stamp the nominations, but to advice and consent and scrutinize the nominees. if not now, when? and i think what he's doing on benghazi, what he has done along with other senators, like kelly ayotte and others, let's think about this. were it not for the john mccains and the kelly ayottes and others that it was due to a video. that benghazi was due to a video and that's simply not true. because of the activity, there is a scathing report about the negligence and the breaches of security of the state department. there have been recommendations made and there may be american lives saved in the future, because of this saga with john mccain right now. so i'm very proud of him for having done it. >> ana navarro and lz granderson. thank you very much. >>> we are following some breaking news after a country music singer dies after taking her own life. >>> crowds gather at the vatican for one of the pope's final acts as leader of the c
what is mccain doing here? >> doing his job. he understands that his job as a senator is not to rubber stamp the nominations, but to advice and consent and scrutinize the nominees. if not now, when? and i think what he's doing on benghazi, what he has done along with other senators, like kelly ayotte and others, let's think about this. were it not for the john mccains and the kelly ayottes and others that it was due to a video. that benghazi was due to a video and that's simply not true....
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senator john mccain took major offense to putin's words. a week ago on this very show, the senator said he would like a chance to respond in a russian publication and today, has done just that, on the english russian news website, the senator writes to the russian people, quote, president putin doesn't believe in you. he doesn't believe that human nature and liberty can rise above its natures and build just, peaceful, prosperous societies or at least he doesn't believe russians can so he rules by using those weaknesses by corruption, repression and violence. he rules for himself, not you. unquote. putin's response? he said he hasn't read it yet. then he appeared to rip senator mccain for choosing pravda.ru. >> i don't know about that. about the senator. the senator has his opinion about things. he wants to publish in such a publication which carries great authority and is very widespread. its publication shows a lack of information. >> joining me from the capitol, senator john mccain. senator, your piece was published on the website, not in
senator john mccain took major offense to putin's words. a week ago on this very show, the senator said he would like a chance to respond in a russian publication and today, has done just that, on the english russian news website, the senator writes to the russian people, quote, president putin doesn't believe in you. he doesn't believe that human nature and liberty can rise above its natures and build just, peaceful, prosperous societies or at least he doesn't believe russians can so he rules...
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bush, immigration reform, republicans nominated john mccain, 2008, backed comprehensive immigration reform. that position has certainly been well staked out by republican leadership over the past decade. i think don young is a separate case. i did research on him. she well known for making rather off-color and bizarre remarks over a 40-year career. >> yeah. but, amy, it's an old school way of thinking. and it appears, by saying those words, it appears when it comes to the same-sex marriage thing, maria, younger people are -- it's a done deal. it's decided for younger people. so i wonder how that bodes for the republican party? that's just my question. >> sure. well, i agree on the issue of same-sex marriage, it's not going to be an issue as more young leaders of both parties get into positions of power. but on the issue of immigration, you know what amy just said, while it might have been true that ten years ago republicans were leaders on this, including george bush, and some of the folks she mentioned on immigration, there's no question that in the last six to seven years, that kind of l
bush, immigration reform, republicans nominated john mccain, 2008, backed comprehensive immigration reform. that position has certainly been well staked out by republican leadership over the past decade. i think don young is a separate case. i did research on him. she well known for making rather off-color and bizarre remarks over a 40-year career. >> yeah. but, amy, it's an old school way of thinking. and it appears, by saying those words, it appears when it comes to the same-sex...
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i want to play you something that senator john mccain, obviously a respected military veteran, had to say about this decision. >> i think it's super. i think it's the right thing to do. i support it. i just want us all to make sure that the standards, particularly the physical standards, are met so that the combat efficiency of the units are not degraded, but it's time to do that. women have proven their enormous contributions they have made in iraq and afghanistan. >> congressman west, do you believe he's wrong? >> i disagree with him. i think my recent experiences in desert shield, desert storm, iraq and afghanistan, i think first and foremost, you need to get the standards correct and make sure we don't have the loss in the quality of the combat units on the front lines. i would be the first to admit you have women that are serving in combat zones and therefore when you leave a forward operating base, anyone is in combat. but i think when you're talking about going into some of these units, now you're talking about something different. we have to make sure we have all of the right
i want to play you something that senator john mccain, obviously a respected military veteran, had to say about this decision. >> i think it's super. i think it's the right thing to do. i support it. i just want us all to make sure that the standards, particularly the physical standards, are met so that the combat efficiency of the units are not degraded, but it's time to do that. women have proven their enormous contributions they have made in iraq and afghanistan. >> congressman...
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and hagel was never seen on mccain's straight talk express. and mccain has been very careful to say he will not block hagel's nomination to be the president's defense secretary, but he also says he's not sure if he will vote for him because of their deep differences now over big issues like iran and afghanistan. mccain's questioning of hagel at this morning's hearing will be the most highly anticipated because of their differences on big issues, but because of the souring of what was a very close and deep friendship that we all saw, those of us covering the two of them in the senate. >> it is going to be fascinating to see, not just what he asks but also the tone, sort of the back and forth. people will read everything into that body language so we can't wait. >> it would be very surprising if john mccain voted against him at the end of the day. i think he'll probably sail through and i think the white house has done an amazing job of getting support for mr. hagel. >> the republican senator from mississippi has said he will support hagel so it
and hagel was never seen on mccain's straight talk express. and mccain has been very careful to say he will not block hagel's nomination to be the president's defense secretary, but he also says he's not sure if he will vote for him because of their deep differences now over big issues like iran and afghanistan. mccain's questioning of hagel at this morning's hearing will be the most highly anticipated because of their differences on big issues, but because of the souring of what was a very...
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it would be very dangerous precedent to be setting. >> fredericka, i thought what john mccain said was important and telling for a couple of reasons. number one, he has been somebody who wanted aggressive action by the united states with regard to syria and even he is skeptical about this authorization vote because he doesn't think maybe it goes far enough. that is what the administration is dealing with, people who don't want go in maybe at all and those who don't think this goes far enough. the second thing and maybe the most telling thing he said is that he is concerned about congress not voting to help the president effectively and voting down something that could embarrass not just the president but more importantly the united states on the world stage. that, i think, tells you a lot. if he -- if he gets on board with this, he will be a very important player in lobbying particularly republicans who might not be sure whether they'll vote on this. >> dana bash, thank you so much for that on capitol hill. keep us posted. >> the u.s. military is ready and has been for a while now. now
it would be very dangerous precedent to be setting. >> fredericka, i thought what john mccain said was important and telling for a couple of reasons. number one, he has been somebody who wanted aggressive action by the united states with regard to syria and even he is skeptical about this authorization vote because he doesn't think maybe it goes far enough. that is what the administration is dealing with, people who don't want go in maybe at all and those who don't think this goes far...
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i said that about mccain. it's not a fe mail thing. >> did you vote for reagan? >> did i vote for reagan? >> i'm just saying, he was older. >> of course not i didn't vote for reagan. >> clearly know, the president and the first lady kind of set a cultural tone for the country. their marriage has been anything but the average marriage. echbl their relationship now, that's a partnership thought. i worked on the clinton campaign. and i saw some things up front. >> no, no, no, this is back in '92. but for gender roles in this country, and all the thing that is we talk about, if that is ever the first couple, it's going to be fascinating, its effect on us, as a society. forget politically. it's going to be a true seminal moment for how we act in this country. >> let me ask you this, if hillary clinton was the president, what would she do about gun laws? advocacy groups are calling the most comprehensive gun reform. they require background checks, they hired assault weapons to the band list. but my question is, there's been more pro -type gun law -- gun legislation tha
i said that about mccain. it's not a fe mail thing. >> did you vote for reagan? >> did i vote for reagan? >> i'm just saying, he was older. >> of course not i didn't vote for reagan. >> clearly know, the president and the first lady kind of set a cultural tone for the country. their marriage has been anything but the average marriage. echbl their relationship now, that's a partnership thought. i worked on the clinton campaign. and i saw some things up front....
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senator john mccain is sending a strong warning to president obama about intervention in syria. during a radio interview with kfyi mccain said the president bungling the handling of the syria crisis and deploying u.s. troops would have huge political consequences and obama could face impeachment if military action results in boots on the ground. >> no one wants american boots on the ground. nor will there be american boots on the ground because there would be an impeachment of the president if they did that. >> mccain has endorsed the president's plan, however, for military strikes. >>> president obama wants the american people to be behind him, as well. so tomorrow he will be pressing his case in interviews to wolf blitzer and five other network journalists and tuesday night he delivers a speech from the white house, prime time 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> meantime, secretary kerry continues to make his push overseas. u.s. officials claim those videos showing the scene of an alleged chemical weapons attack are authentic but they do not show evidence of who is behind the apparent gas
senator john mccain is sending a strong warning to president obama about intervention in syria. during a radio interview with kfyi mccain said the president bungling the handling of the syria crisis and deploying u.s. troops would have huge political consequences and obama could face impeachment if military action results in boots on the ground. >> no one wants american boots on the ground. nor will there be american boots on the ground because there would be an impeachment of the...
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does mccain have a bigger strategy in play or is he just trying to get to the truth? i talked about it to l.z. granderson and ana navarro, and i started with the tough new comments from mccain on "meet the press." >> you said a cover-up, and a cover-up of what? >> of the information of concerning the deaths of four brave americans. the information has not been forthcoming. you can obviously believe that it has, but i know that it hasn't. and i will be glad to send you a list of the questions that have not been answered. >> l.z., is he correct? is there a white house cover-up when it comes to the 9/11 attack on the consulate and benghazi in libya? >> well, he sure seems to think so. i don't know why he is so hell bent on trying the find more answers after we have gotten pretty much everyone who was directly involved with what happened in benghazi already on the record. i really am just wondering if he doing this to try to sure up the cred to be the military's voice and the servicemen and women understand that he will fight for them every step of the way, but other than
does mccain have a bigger strategy in play or is he just trying to get to the truth? i talked about it to l.z. granderson and ana navarro, and i started with the tough new comments from mccain on "meet the press." >> you said a cover-up, and a cover-up of what? >> of the information of concerning the deaths of four brave americans. the information has not been forthcoming. you can obviously believe that it has, but i know that it hasn't. and i will be glad to send you a...
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john mccain and lindsey graham, they're now planning to go to egypt at the request of president obama as early as next week. senator graham tells cnn he and mccain will deliver a message to egypt's military leaders that they're expected to move to a democratically elected government sooner rather than later. and that putting opposition leaders in jail is not sustainable. we'll watch their visit to egypt next week. >>> the stars of "the real housewives of new jersey" are used to having cameras on them 24/7 but not necessarily like this. teresa and joe giudice went to federal government today facing fraud and federal tax charges a day after their were hit with an indictment. nischel nischelle turner has the latest for us. you can't make this stuff up. >> reporter: you certainly can't. this is reality tv at its finest, i tell you. this was their initial court appearance. they will be back in court on august 14th for their formal arraignment. but today the judge rescinded their passports also restricted their travel to new york and new jersey. and she also released them on a $500,000 unre
john mccain and lindsey graham, they're now planning to go to egypt at the request of president obama as early as next week. senator graham tells cnn he and mccain will deliver a message to egypt's military leaders that they're expected to move to a democratically elected government sooner rather than later. and that putting opposition leaders in jail is not sustainable. we'll watch their visit to egypt next week. >>> the stars of "the real housewives of new jersey" are used...
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so we heard senator mccain clarifying there. it seemed to be backtracking a little bit on the next step for the u.s. government. we are at this point awaiting information, a conference call that the obama administration will be having in moments. and our white house correspondent, our chief white house correspondent is monitoring that. we'll be getting details to you as soon as possible. in the meantime we have senator saxby chambliss, vice president of the senate intelligence committee, on the phone. senator chambliss, your reaction to the news today? >> i think it's time that the president came out and said that we now know and because we validated it over the last several monies that bashar al assad has in fact used chemical weapons against his own people in syria, as well as against the opposition rebels. when the president said that was a red line, i wish that as soon as that had been validated that he would have stepped up and said the united states is not going to stand by and see more innocent people in syria get slaught
so we heard senator mccain clarifying there. it seemed to be backtracking a little bit on the next step for the u.s. government. we are at this point awaiting information, a conference call that the obama administration will be having in moments. and our white house correspondent, our chief white house correspondent is monitoring that. we'll be getting details to you as soon as possible. in the meantime we have senator saxby chambliss, vice president of the senate intelligence committee, on the...
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the poker aside, senator john mccain knows this situation as well as anybody. he's been on the ground. what is your take on that, newt? >> i think anybody who thinks that an american politician, even one as experienced as john mccain has any deep understanding of the hatred, the rivalries, the clan violence, the religious conflicts that make a place like syria operate is rejecting all the evidence we have over the last 15 years. we occupied and totally dominated iraq. we could not pass fie it. we have blown apart the gaddafi dictatorship. syria is a very complicated country with a lot of people who hate each other, and the idea they have been kept relatively peaceful until two years ago because the assad regime was so consistently brutal, the idea that we're going to go in and we're going to cleverly find the right people denies everything we've learned in the last 15 years about the middle east. >> we know something about the rebels and every journalist in syria, including me, finds rebels and you're betting your life on fighting the right ones and the fact th
the poker aside, senator john mccain knows this situation as well as anybody. he's been on the ground. what is your take on that, newt? >> i think anybody who thinks that an american politician, even one as experienced as john mccain has any deep understanding of the hatred, the rivalries, the clan violence, the religious conflicts that make a place like syria operate is rejecting all the evidence we have over the last 15 years. we occupied and totally dominated iraq. we could not pass...
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and when you go after people's kids, i think you start to annoy people like john mccain, who had been there back in the political races of his day and who understand that there are some things that are off limits, especially kids who i'm guessing would really rather dur puberty not have secret service agents following them around to the prom. >> mark glaze, thank you very much for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >>> turning to the other side of the gun debate, dana loesch and scottie hughes is news director for tea party news network. her young brother was a victim of gun violence. welcome to you both. sco sco scottie, what was your reaction today? what did you agree with him about? >> nothing. it was propaganda. from the second he opened his mouth, i thought the golden globes were done a couple of days ago. the second he opened his mouth, went over and high-fived the kids, exploited the kids. >> you don't agree with universal background checks? >> in french, back to the bill of rights. infringe on my rights. i think there is a certain thing to be said. but let's point this out h
and when you go after people's kids, i think you start to annoy people like john mccain, who had been there back in the political races of his day and who understand that there are some things that are off limits, especially kids who i'm guessing would really rather dur puberty not have secret service agents following them around to the prom. >> mark glaze, thank you very much for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >>> turning to the other side of the gun debate, dana...
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senator john mccain says he may filibuster chuck hagel's nomination if the president doesn't get more information on the attack in benghazi and a hold on general renan if he doesn't get answers about the use of drones in the united states of america. that's an issue we talked about last week when i asked the chairman of the house intelligence committee that very question, whether he could see a time when drowns were used against american citizens on american soil. >> i don't think we'll ever get there. i think it's very, very important to understand that the legal justification for using an air strike against an enemy, no matter their citizenship, is long standing in this country. they no longer have the benefit of u.s. citizenship to protect them when they're on foreign land fighting the battle of the united states. >> earlier, i spoke with rand paul of kentucky and asked him if he thinks he is wrong. >> well, he didn't say no. what i want to hear from john brennan before i agree to let his nomination go forward, that no cia or the department of defense cannot kill someone in america
senator john mccain says he may filibuster chuck hagel's nomination if the president doesn't get more information on the attack in benghazi and a hold on general renan if he doesn't get answers about the use of drones in the united states of america. that's an issue we talked about last week when i asked the chairman of the house intelligence committee that very question, whether he could see a time when drowns were used against american citizens on american soil. >> i don't think we'll...
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john mccain joins us. he's pleading with both parties to sit down and negotiate a way out of the madness. >> stop! stop attacking each other. >>> we want to welcome or viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." every day, every minute, the united states of america is getting closer to a potential disastrous double whammy, a -- on top of a partial government shutdown. president obama has been meeting with hout democrats, as he works for a way out of this crisis. he faces a much tougher crowd tomorrow when he meets with the house gop leaders, or senior leader is following all of these late-breaking developments, what is going on? >> reporter: white house officials say president obama is meeting with as many members of congress as he can before next week's debt ceiling deadline. the meeting should break up at any moment now, but the most important message this white house is getting out today is that military service members and their families are
john mccain joins us. he's pleading with both parties to sit down and negotiate a way out of the madness. >> stop! stop attacking each other. >>> we want to welcome or viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." every day, every minute, the united states of america is getting closer to a potential disastrous double whammy, a -- on top of a partial government shutdown. president obama has been meeting with hout...
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maybe john mccain will sort of be able to help him out here, even though mccain believes it's not enough. maybe congress would authorize him to do more than he wants to do. these are all sort of unknowns that are up in the air right now. >> and as officials of the white house, we're looking at the most recent poll. there was an nbc news poll that came out yesterday. should congressional approval be needed before military action in syria? 79% of the american public in this poll said it should be required, congressional approval. 16% said not required. 79 to 16, that's a pretty overwhelming majority that congressional authorization is needed. >> so here's the interesting thing about that. people have no confidence in congress. we see the polls about confidence in congress almost down in the single digits. but what the american public wants to see is a congress and a president that's on the same page when it comes to this kind of an important decision. i believe this is a debate that the american public will pay very, very close attention to. >> and the buildup to that debate between now an
maybe john mccain will sort of be able to help him out here, even though mccain believes it's not enough. maybe congress would authorize him to do more than he wants to do. these are all sort of unknowns that are up in the air right now. >> and as officials of the white house, we're looking at the most recent poll. there was an nbc news poll that came out yesterday. should congressional approval be needed before military action in syria? 79% of the american public in this poll said it...